Chapter 211: Jealous? Nah.
Sunnie smiled. "Me? Jealous? And why would I be? You’re a grown-ass adult, so you’re free to do whatever you want. How is that my business?"
She asked as she turned and continued washing Ronan, who was sitting there staring at the two of them.
"Are you sure about that?" Eris raised an eyebrow, staring at Sunnie, who casually smiled.
"Don’t worry about anything. I’m fine... really."
Eris slowly nodded. "Okay, then. If you say so." He folded his arms as he stared at her.
Sunnie casually asked, "But weren’t you going off with that Aya today? Shouldn’t you be with her? Why are you even here?"
Eris sighed as he stared into the stream. "Well, I ran away."
Sunnie stared. "You ran away? How’s that even possible?"
He smiled as he said, "While we were strolling down the woods, she kept asking a lot of questions and stuff. And while she was busy asking, I just ran off." He smiled. "I doubt she even knows when I took off."
Sunnie glared at him. "How could you run off like that?"
He shrugged. "I don’t know. I was just bored, I guess."
Sunnie blinked. "But leaving her in the middle of the woods... what if she gets in trouble or loses her way or something?"
He smiled. "Don’t worry, she’ll be fine. I didn’t leave her in a difficult spot. Rather, I left her somewhere she would know about—somewhere I’ve already shown her around. So she’ll be fine."
Sunnie stared at him with a sigh. "Whatever you say, then." She shook her head and continued cleaning Ronan. "It’s not like it’s my business, though."
Eris smiled. "Look, you’re clearly jealous."
"Why would I be?" She continued cleaning without even looking in his direction.
Eris smiled as he got up to his feet. He folded his arms while staring down at her. "Okay, then. Since you’re not jealous, I suppose I’ll leave you to continue working. I can’t leave her there in the woods for too long before she really does miss her way around."
He smiled as he turned and walked off. Sunnie stayed there cleaning Ronan. She kept rolling her eyes as she muttered, "What a shameless mate. Already have a wife and you’re getting close to another female. Shameless indeed."
She kept muttering as Ronan stared at her. "Ma, I think you’re jealous," he said to her.
Sunnie paused and stared at the little one. "No, I’m not."
Ronan blinked. "Well, it’s obvious."
"Say that again, and you won’t get to eat fruits for a week."
"....." Ronan covered his mouth while blinking at Sunnie.
Sunnie scoffed, ignoring him while she continued washing him up, still muttering words.
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Sunnie actually was jealous, and she couldn’t help but show it in the upcoming days.
One day, while her husbands had gone out for work, they all returned covered in mud.
Sunnie smiled at them as she got up, approaching. "What did you all do that you’re all covered in mud?" She asked as she picked up a piece of cloth.
Luka approached, leaning closer. "Here, clean up my face first." He smiled while he let Sunnie clean him up like a kid.
When she was done cleaning his face, she went to clean Azure’s. "Next time, be more careful, you all. You can’t always be getting dirty like kids."
She finished cleaning Azure’s face, and Eris approached closer and leaned in for her to clean him. "Me too. Clean me up." He stared at her with a smile.
But Sunnie casually smiled as she said, "I suppose you’re already too old for this cleaning game. So you can go and take your bath in the stream, okay?" She smiled as she moved aside and proceeded to continue her work.
"....."
Eris stood there, completely speechless. He stared into thin air, realizing that Sunnie had completely ignored him.
Immediately, Aya rushed in with a piece of cloth. "I’ll clean you."
He pushed back and shook his head with a smile. "Don’t worry at all... I’m fine." He smiled.
Next time, Sunnie had prepared a delicious dinner for everyone. While they were dining, she offered to feed her husbands. Luka and Azure agreed to the feeding while she fed them one by one.
"So? How does it taste?" She inquired as Luka nodded with a smile. "Delicious!"
Azure also nodded. "I like this."
"Let me try, let me try." Maren and Ronan leaned closer, curious to try out the meal she had brought for herself. Sunnie happily fed the kids.
"Mmm, yeah, I like it, Mama. It’s delicious!" Ronan expressed with a smile.
"You always like everything," Maren said as the two little ones proceeded to bicker about it while Sunnie stared at them.
While they bickered, Eris approached Sunnie and sat close to her. He leaned closer and opened his mouth. "Feed me. I also want a taste."
Sunnie smiled while staring at him. "Oh, sorry about that. This is only for the kids. I can’t feed you. Maybe you could try it yourself if you really want a taste." She smiled as she handed him the bowl of food.
"I have something I have to do. So I’ll leave." She got up and left.
"....." Eris stood there as everyone paused, staring at him.
At that moment, Zuna leaned closer to Little Black and said, "I think she’s mad."
Little Black slowly nodded and said, "Yeah. Really mad."
Aya got up and approached Eris immediately with a smile. "Let me feed you instead. I’d be more than glad to do that."
"No need. I’m not hungry at all. So don’t worry," he said with a smile.
"Oh," Aya simply blinked.
And it didn’t end there. Sunnie continued the same treatment for Eris for some time, making it rather obvious how she was feeling in a more passive-aggressive manner while also keeping a smile on her face.
But to Eris and everyone around, it was already obvious how she was feeling at the moment.